Gadgets

So I've been trying to get a new external HDD for a while, but I never had any money. However, I just won a $50 gift card to Best Buy in a school drawing, and I'm going to start saving up the rest. Does anyone have any suggestion on which brand or anything? I'm looking to spend under $100 if possible. Also, it kinda has to be at Best Buy, because of my gift card. Haha

So I read the other day on my pulse app for android about IBM's new super computer. Apparently it's capable of 10 quadrillion calculations per second.. crazy big number. To bring that to perspective, the article said "If every single person in the united states made 1 calculations every second, it would take them almost a year to do what this computer can do in one second." absurd. But they said that it's going to be used to predict climate change, and calculate the expansion of the universe. haha idk i just thought i'd relay some information.

Ladies and Gentlemen.... I officially want one of these: it's a JetLev-Flyer, a water-powered jet pack.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/apr/21/android-phones-record-user-locations

http://www.boingboing.net/2011/06/12/lego-making-machine.html Fricking brilliant.

Songify http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/songify/id438735719?mt=8&ls=1 Mention Gamercide if you do it. I think it'd be pretty cool. haha

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Whoa. Apple just won a big court victory against HTC that could force HTC to stop selling its Android phones in the United States. The United States International Trade Commission ruled that HTC was infringing on an Apple patent that effects HTC Android devices running Android 1.6 to 2.2. The devices that may be banned from being sold in the US is basically a who's who list of Android phones: Droid Incredible, Evo 4G, T-Mobile G2, Nexus One and a bunch of older Android devices. The patent that the courts ruled HTC was infringing on (#5,946,647) is potentially a big one. According to Fortune, who took a deep look at the specific patent, it works like this: When an iPhone …

If you have verizon... I would opt out of this right away! http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57533001-38/verizon-draws-fire-for-monitoring-app-usage-browsing-habits/

http://store.bethsoft.com/ http://www1.gamingheads.com/ (for Skyrim figures)

I currently have an AMD HD 6870 from XFX (reference-style card) in my PC. I have a friend that is offering to trade me his EVGA GTX 580 for the trade plus I give him $50. Thoughts on this trade? Worth it? Am I going to see a performance increase at all? Links to the cards in question: XFX HD 6870: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150506 EVGA GTX 580: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130587 Thoughts/recommendations appreciated.

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So, I'm tired of my A40s . They are a decent headset, but they seem to have developed a crackle. It's not really a blown speaker, but something I can't place. Plus they just aren't up to the sound quality that my HD595s were, and I miss them. So, before they disappear I went ahead and ordered the PC360 from Sennheiser to replace them. They are suppose to have the same cans as my 595s and a very similar fit. I am getting them Thursday, and I'll put them to the test then. Pricey, but so were the A40s and they never lived up to my expectations. The mixamp is fantastic, and I'll continue to use it with the PC360s. http://en-us.sennheiser.com/gamer-headset-hifi-soun…

If you are an owner of a new multicore Intel CPU for example Intel core I7 and Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 OS, you already might notice that some of the cores in your resource monitor are marked as parked. This is a new feature of windows 7/2008 operating system that is made to balance energy consumption by your CPU. So let’s say if you are performing some tasks that do not consume a lot of CPU power, all the cores that are parked will remain in that state. However, if you are running something that requires a lot of CPU power, all the cores, which were previously parked, will be placed in the active state (unparked) to perform the task. And after it’s done, they wil…

man, i could use this thing. google maps works perfect on my droid, but if a garmin had live updates, it might be better. real cool. http://www8.garmin.com/nuvifone/

Apple attempts to patent kill switch that roots out unauthorized users, detects jailbreaks By Sean Hollister posted Aug 21st 2010 8:58PM "Just about every mobile operating system manufacturer can remotely delete apps from the smartphones they help provide, but if a recent patent application is any indication, Apple's looking to lock down the whole enchilada on future devices. The basic concept is as simple as the diagram above -- certain activities trigger the phone to think it's in the wrong hands -- but the particular activities and particular remedies Apple suggests extend to audiovisual spying (to detect if a user has a different face or voice than the owner), and com…

Any of you guys with predictive text, auto correct or voice to text on your phone will appreciate this. Kiki just linked me to this site a few minutes ago. Clicky

http://mobilesyrup.com/2010/12/13/telus-giving-a-free-xbox-360-with-a-windows-phone-7-purchase/ The promo will start on December 15th until the 19th and the doc says the XBOX is not located in stores but will be shipped to you. TELUS confirms that “All eligible clients who activate/renew a Windows Phone 7 device during the promotion period will be shipped an X-Box”. Also, you must “activate or renew on 3 year contract term”.

Pretty cool little camera for $50.

http://www.boingboing.net/2011/04/23/facial-flex-infomerc.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29&utm_content=Google+Reader I have no words... none. I suppose this is a Gadget, which is why I'm posting it here.

http://music.google.com/music/usernotinvited?u=0 Added it here, since you'll be able to use it on your Android phones. If you get in it's free for a limited time.

I know someone had posted about modding their NookColor. I wanna mod it or whatever, to use it for web browsing (more than it already does). Can someone help me please?? I don't wanna screw up my Nook.

On par with Trillian I hear. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004W4LMGQ/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_app_fad_m

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/consumer-preview?ocid=E_FBP_W8P_FB_Consumer_EN-US